《微專題小練習》英語統(tǒng)考版 練習22　語法填空＋閱讀理解

練習22語法填空＋閱讀理解Ⅰ.語法填空2023·浙江紹興考試說明文212詞★★☆☆☆I(lǐng)fyoualwayshatecertainvegetables,youmaybemorethanapickyeater.Instead,youmightbea“super－taster”，apersonbittergenes(苦味基因).Thosewhohavethe“bittergenes”aretimesmorelikelytoeat(few)vegetablesthanothers,accordingtoanewstudy(present)atanannualmeeting.“Wedon'tgetthetasteoffoodequally，”saidprofessorDuffy,afoodtasteexpert.“Itcouldexplainsomeofthedifferencesinourfood4.________(prefer).”Abouthalfofuscantastebitterandsweet,sowearenotespeciallysensitivetobitterfood.Another25%arecalled“non－tasters”，tobitterfoodmightactuallybeabitsweeter.Therestofusare(extreme)sensitivetothebitternessthatsome(plant)developtokeepanimalsfromeatingthem.Foodscientistsaretryingtodevelopwaysto(reduce)thebitternessinvegetables,hopingthatwecankeepsuper－tastersfromrejectingvegetables.Infact,somevegetableswegrowtoday(be)muchsweeterthanbefore.Wemightalsotrytousevariouscookingmethods,eitherbyaddingsomefat,sweetness,strongflavorslikegarlicroastingthem,toimprovethetasteofthevegetables.Ⅱ.閱讀理解A2023·河北衡水聯(lián)考說明文335詞★★★☆☆Forthefirsttime,arathaswonaBritishaidgroup'stopawardforanimalbravery.Theanimalisbeinghonoredforitsworksearchingoutunexplodedlandmines(地雷)inCambodia.MagawawasborninTanzaniain2014,andhe'salittlebiggerthannormalrats.Magawaandseveralotherratsarepartofthe“HeroRat”programrunbyagroupcalledAPOPO.Becausetheratsaresolight,there'slittledangerthattheywillcauseaccidentswhileworking.FromayoungagehewastrainedtosniffoutTNT(炸藥).Thetrainingnormallytakesaboutayear.Magawa'smainjobistosniffoutakindofbomb,knownasalandminewhichishidden,usuallyunderground.InCambodia,whereMagawaworks,landminesweremonduringlongperiodsofcivilwar.Since1979,thesemineshavekilledorinjuredover64，000people.Magawaistakenouttoaminefield,whichhecarefullygoesover,sectionbysection.Magawa'smaster,Malen,guideshimcarefullyacrossthefieldonaleash(皮帶).WhenMagawafindsalandmine,hescratchesatthedirtaboveit,wigwaggingthathe'sfoundsomething.Becausetheratsworkbysniffing,they'reveryfast.ItonlytakesMagawa30minutestosearchanareaasbigasatenniscourt.Ahumandoingthesamejobwouldtakefourdays.MalensaysthatMagawaandhiscolleaguesareveryconfidentinthefield.Heworksquicklyandiseasilyabletomakedecisionsaboutwhethersomethingisadangerornot.Magawaisthestarsnifferofthe“HeroRat”program.He'sfound39landminesand28bombsthatweredroppedfromplanes,butneverexploded.1．WhatmadeMagawajoininthe“HeroRat”program?beneficialbirthplace.B．Hisgreatachievements.C．Hisstricttraining.D．Hisbeinglightinweight.2．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“wigwagging”meaninParagraph4?A．Signaling.B．Pretending.C．Remembering.D．Accepting.3．WhatcanbeinferredaboutMagawawhenheisworking?A．Hefindsaminefieldineffectively.B．Hemakesaccuratejudgments.C．Hehasotherratsactconfidently.D．Hespendsmostofhistimediggingdirt.4．Whereisthetextprobablytakenfrom?A．Atextbook.B．Anovel.C．Anewspaper.D．Adiary.B2023·東北摸底考試說明文328詞★★☆☆☆Asweallknow,mostanimalsonlyperformtrickswhengiventreats.However,Kim,theworld'sfirstspidertolearnaskill,needsnostimulus(刺激)todowhatsheloves—jumpingtodifferentheightsanddistances—upontheinstructionofateamofscientistsfromtheUniversityofManchester.Whiletheideaoftrainingaspidermightsoundevil,theresearchers'motiveswerepurelyscientific.Theyaretryingtounlockthesecretsbehindthejumpingspiders'extraordinarilyhighleapstocatchprey(獵物)ortoescapetheirenemies.Abetterunderstandingofthespiders'leapswouldhelpexpertsdevelopmoreefficientflyingandjumpingrobots.ThescientistsfoundthatKimcouldgatherenoughforceinherlegstojumpmorethansixtimesthelengthofherownbodyfromastationaryposition.Whatwasevenmoreamazingwasthatshealwayslandedperfectly.Forshorterdistances,Kimusedalotofenergy,resultinginquickleaps,whichtheresearchersbelieveprobablyincreasesherchancesofcatchingfast-movingprey.Thefartherthedistancewas,thelessextraenergywasused,resultinginslowerbutpreciseleaps.Previousstudieshaveindicatedthatspidersuseboththeirmusclesandhydraulic(液壓的)pressure—amechanismbywhichbloodistransferredtotheirextendedlegs—tomakethempushofftheground.However,inKim'scase,herlegmusclesaloneappearedtobegeneratingenoughforceforthelift-off.Theresearchersnowintendtodofurtherresearchtoprehendfullynotjustthespiders'jumpingtechnique,butthatofotherinsectsaswell.“Wearefamiliarwithrobotsthatareaimedattakingoverhumanfunctions,buttherearemillionsofinsectsintheworldthatperformspecificfunctionsthatwehaveinterestinandcanbeadaptedforrobotics，”saysNabawy,theleadingengineeroftheresearchingteam.5．Whatisthepurposeofscientists'researchingthejumpingspiders?A．Tohavefunandrelax.B．Tohelpdeveloprobots.C．Togetridofspiders.D．Toprotectthisspecies.6．WhydidKimusealotofenergyforshortleaps?A．Tojumphighenough.B．Tolandmoreprecisely.C．Tocatchfast-movingprey.D．Toincreasechancesofescape.7．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“that”inthelastparagraphrefe